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Migrating from Legacy SharePoint to SharePoint Server 2010 : Using Visual Upgrade

1/29/2011 5:54:52 PM
The visual upgrade process can be used either with an in-place upgrade or a database attach upgrade, as previously mentioned. It enables the local site administrators to define when they would like to start using the new look and feel for SharePoint sites.

Caution

Visual upgrade is not available when upgrading My Site. When upgraded, My Site immediately assume the new SharePoint 2010 visuals.

Previewing the SharePoint 2010 Visuals in a Site

After migration, the site collection looks and feels exactly like a SharePoint 2007 site, assuming the option was chosen to keep the existing visuals temporarily during the upgrade process. Site administrators need simply to click on Site Settings to see the new visual upgrade option available to them, as illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Choosing to preview the new SharePoint 2010 visuals on a migrated SharePoint 2007 site.

When the visual upgrade action is chosen, administrators are given the dialog box, shown in Figure 2, which enables them to choose whether they want to keep using the previous user interface, whether to preview the new interface, or whether to finalize and update the user interface. Be aware that when you update the user interface, there is no going back (without a restore), so be sure to properly test out the visuals and functionality before committing to the new visuals.

Figure 2. Choosing to preview the new SharePoint 2010 visuals on a migrated SharePoint 2007 site.

The new SharePoint 2010 visuals will then be shown for the individual site, as shown in Figure 3. You have the option at that point to click on Site Settings (which has moved to the left side, per SharePoint 2010 conventions) and commit the visuals after you are satisfied with the look and feel of the site.

Figure 3. Viewing and committing the new SharePoint 2010 visuals.

Repeat for any and all sites within the content database to commit the changes to SharePoint 2010 and make all sites adopt the new look and feel and added functionality.

Understanding the My Site Automatic Visual Upgrade

Unlike with standard content databases, when My Site content databases are upgraded, all visuals for SharePoint 2010 are automatically upgraded, as shown in Figure 4. It is subsequently doubly important to test out the upgrade process in a lab before running the upgrade in production.

Figure 4. Viewing a migrated SharePoint 2007 My Site with the new SharePoint 2010 visuals.
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